September 2016

The disused former Odeon cinema, September 2016 - 85 years after it opened as The Paramount

In September last year we revealed that the former cinema was in line to get a new lease of life as part of a major city centre revamp.

The building had been empty since 2002 and was earmarked, along with a number of buildings in the East Pilgrim Street area, for a large-scale spruce-up by Newcastle City Council.

October 2016

The disused former Odeon cinema in Newcastle (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)

On October 10 the council received a demolition notice from Bilfinger GVA, on behalf of its client Motcomb Estates Ltd., who own the building.

At the time a city council spokesperson said: “We understand from Motcomb Estates that is the first stage of their plans to redevelop the area. East Pilgrim Street has been a priority for the council for a number of years as it is one of the most strategically important areas of the city centre.”